The West Nottingham Township Board of Supervisors held a conditional use hearing to consider the application of West Nottingham CSG 1 LLC and West Nottingham CSG 2 LLC for solar generating arrays at 10 State Line Road. The property is located in the township’s industrial zone, but is currently used for agriculture. Hayley Effler, the senior project development manager for Dimension Energy, the parent company of both LLCs, said the property will be subdivided so each of the two unmanned arrays is on a separate parcel, with a third parcel for the remaining farmland and wetlands. Each array will be able to generate 3 megawatts, which is the state’s maximum amount allowed. The expected life of the array is 25 to 35 years. Although the property is within the industrial zone, the township has not adopted an ordinance that deals with solar generation. There is a solar energy ordinance in the works that has yet to be approved. Effler testified that studies suggest small solar projects like the one proposed have no impact on neighboring property values. Supervisors did not render a decision at the hearing. If the application is approved, the next step would be the submission of a subdivision and land development plan. Read more at Chester County Press.
Source: Chester County Press; 4/3/2025